You 2 guys don't remember what happened to Javon Walker do you, once his main focus became the money instead of performing?

Ted has the right philosophy.

He knows guys give their best effort when they are playing for contracts. All players dream of getting that 2nd NFL contract.

What he does good is he does a better job than most of getting guys who get their 2nd contract to keep laying their bodies on the line.

A lot of players, as you have all seen, get a bit more worried about protecting themselves and their investments ONCE they get that 2nd contract, which is usually the fat one.

He did a good job with Jones, Jordy, and Jennings on their 2nd deals.... but now Jennings wants to break the bank...... he won't get anywhere close to 12-14 million a year like he wants.
He will be lucky to get more than 8 per.

Of all the potential fits as a 3-4 DE on the market, I hope the teams targets Jason Jones. He's a more disruptive player than anyone we have at the end position right now and he has proven to be a quality player during his time in Tennessee and Seattle.

Of all the potential fits as a 3-4 DE on the market, I hope the teams targets Jason Jones. He's a more disruptive player than anyone we have at the end position right now and he has proven to be a quality player during his time in Tennessee and Seattle.

I really wanted Jones when he was let go from the Titans.
He's an Eastern Michigan product, and we have seemed to have some good look from those secondary Michigan schools with Jennings, Cullen Jenkins, TJ Lang, etc.

He's about 6'5", 280.... not quite prototypical size but very good.

He's still only 26.

It makes me wonder why he's potentially going to change teams for a 3rd time already at that age.
I wonder what type of person he is.......I bet he can be had for a pretty good deal, not break a bank.

Honestly this scares me. I think they shoulder have used a first round tender. I get a bad feeling about this. Im scared other teams will try and go for him which I really rather not have to contend with.

It's a huge risk by the Pack IMO, especially when taken into account all the former GB people around the league. Guys who could use some good CB's. You have Dorsey in KC, McKenzie in Oakland, Schneider in SEA, and add in Philbin as the coach in Miami, which is where Shields is from and went to school

add in that you just don't know if a Miami kid will want to stay in GB

Doesn't hurt. If anything, just adds a bit more healthy competition at the DL in camp

would be nice if he can somehow return to form or close to it. He wa really emerging as a good 3-4 DE back in 2009, and was GREAT at batting down passes at the LOS

Cap situation is looking good. Once again, I'll be expecting very little out of FA. The cap space will be used to lock up their own studs(Rodgers, Clay) and they'll look to the draft to add talent/depth. Need to get faster on D. Adding young players will do that